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Text copyright © 2016 by Gary Paulsen
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Paulsen, Gary, author.
Title: Fishbone’s song / Gary Paulsen.
Description: First edition. | New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2016] | Summary: “Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he’s raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone’s Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell—all true, but different each time”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015039684| ISBN 9781481452267 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781481452281 (eBook)
Subjects: | CYAC: Nature—Fiction. | Self-reliance—Fiction. | Country life—Fiction. | Storytelling—Fiction. | Old age—Fiction. | Foundlings—Fiction. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General. | JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Country Life. | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance.
Classification: LCC PZ7.P2843 Fis 2016 | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2015039684